Use this calculator to help you estimate how much board footage you'd like to buy. Remember, if you're calculating based on a required finished size you'll also need to estimate some extra so you have enough to work with to achieve your desired size.

You'll find a unique variety of color in shedua, this African hardwood. Ranging from a medium tan to dark brown with a bronze-hued cast, shedua frequently exhibits irregular contrast, stripes, and/or dark streaks. The wood is reasonably tight-grained and dense, making it a nice wood to finish with or without grain-filling. Consider using shedua in furniture, musical instruments, or small decorative projects

Sizes you can expect:

Thickness
13/16'' thick, surfaced smooth two sides (4/4 S2S)

Widths
4''-10'' with the edges still rough. Straight line ripping on one edge is available as well (available above with your order).

LengthsUp to 8'. Longer lengths may be available for local pick up or truck freight shipment. Contact us to verify.

You'll have to cut your own pieces to size. Hardwood lumber is sold as a bulk raw product, which means that our stacks of lumber have a big variety of sizes most often from 4" up to 12" wide, and 6' to 16' long.

Only some unusual exotic woods are narrower than 4" and under 6' long. This is clearly stated when that's the case, everything else is larger.

We always ship the longest boards possible, and rarely ship boards less than 48" long unless you request shorter. The longest we can ship by UPS is 96" (that's 8').

For general fine woodworking, the various widths and lengths meet the needs and desires of woodworkers building furniture, cabinetry, and fine woodwork. But we do understand that certain projects have some requirements, and we're happy to help you out.

Here's how we can help you get the sizes you need:

We can hand-select material that will yield what you need. Type your needs into the "Selection Request" field right above the Add to Cart button above when you place your order. 4 things to know about size requests

We can do some limited custom milling such as planing to a different thickness and straight-line ripping one edge. Please call or email to talk about your needs.

Other Good things To Know

Grade:Select & Better. See our page about Hardwood Grading for some details about common lumber grades and their definitions.

Brand:Woodworkers Source

Extra Discount:10% off for 100+

Lumber Thickness Compared:

The thickness of hardwood lumber is expressed as a fraction. Here are the various lumber thicknesses compared to one another.

What could I use it for?
Furniture, cabinets, flooring, veneer, guitars and musical instruments, jewelry boxes, decorative projects.

What is the tree like?
Impressive mature trees are reported to reach heights of 100 to 150 feet, with trunk diameters of 4 to 7 feet. The trees are usually unbuttressed and produce boles that are reported to be well-formed, straight, and clear of branches to 50 to 100 feet.
The tree grows in
Africa - Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Average Customer Rating: 11 ReviewsYou can rate it and share your thoughts with others.

Excitement Abounds!!!, 1.20.2015

Reviewer: Jeff (Charleston area, SC)

recieved my order of 25bf today, always alittle unsure until i unwrap the package. i swear my heart missed a beat. i give it 6 out of 5 stars. exceeded my expectations and nice wide boards too... thanks to all the staff involved!!!

Shedua, 1.17.2015

Reviewer: Dean (Cedar City, Utah)

I ordered and received a craft pack It contained 3 boards all about 10 3/4 wide and a little over 4 foot long. In reading some reviews before I ordered I noticed that others had received fairly narrow boards.I have just started a project with the wood it is a beautiful wood but it is hard.

Beautiful, but short and narrow, 4.7.2014

Reviewer: JT (Middle of Nowhere, OK)

First, let me say I have ordered several $1000s in lumber from Woodworkers and 98% of the pieces come in quickly and beautiful. This order of 50 bd ft was no exception. The wood looks great; however there is one "negative" worth mentioning (hence the markdown). According to the description, the boards are 4"-10" wide of various lengths. All but about 8 board feet were less than 4" wide (average 3.75") and the longest piece was 38". This would have been good information to have before I ordered the lumber. Fortunately this will work out well for my end table project as the widest/longest board (other than the table top) will only be 3"x22".
Now, three caveats... 1) I did have the boards straight line ripped, so that could have been why almost every board was under 4". 2) Another reviewer did mention that the boards came in short and narrow for him, but the description was supposed to be corrected to reflect that. 3) I did not request specific board sizes because in the $1000s of orders I have placed I have always received boards well over 4" (most in the 6-8" range). Maybe that is my fault for not requesting...
All-in-all, I love the wood and it will work for my needs, but be careful when ordering. Anyone have any ideas for finishing Shedua?

Shedua lumber, 3.27.2012

Reviewer: Craig (Peterborough, NH)

Very handsome wood

Shedua 4/4 Lumber, 8.11.2010

Reviewer: Tony Rider (Dahlonega, Georgia)

It is a pretty piece of lumber, This was the first time I've seen this wood, would have preferred more grain if possible? The thickness was only 3/4" not 4/4". Still a pretty piece of wood!!!